Queen Mary 2 will set sail today on her first voyage following an investment in the region of $132 million, one of the most significant refurbishments undertaken by the world’s most venerable passenger shipping line, now marking 176 years in operation. Today, she sailed into Southampton and will this afternoon set sail for New York,…
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Happy Birthday Ma’am – Cunard Releases Rare Collection Of Photographs To Mark The Queens 90th Birthday
To Celebrate Her Majesty’s 90th birthday, Cunard has released a collection of rare photographs that document each Cunard ship naming that she attended. It is a wonderful collection and one that I am sure will bring back memories for many people – enjoy! Launch of Queen Elizabeth – Tuesday 27 September 1938 The first Cunard…
Age Of Discovery: A Unique Collaboration Between Cunard, Jack Daniel’s And The Savoy
Three of the world’s most highly acclaimed brands are embarking on a unique collaboration that circumnavigates the globe. This January, Cunard, The Savoy and Jack Daniel’s will produce Age of Discovery – a specially created, barrel aged, limited edition cocktail. The cocktail itself will mature in a hand chosen 300 litre, Jack Daniel’s barrel to…
175 Years Of Cunard
It’s book review time, again! I have had a copy of “175 Years of Cunard” sitting on my desk for a few weeks, just waiting to be picked up and read and last weekend, I finally got that chance! I am sailing with Cunard – aboard Queen Victoria – for the very first time on November 13…
Cunard Three Queens In Liverpool May 2015: Photo Blog
Thousands of people gathered on the banks of the River Mersey today to watch Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria mark the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Cunard shipping line. A digital light show takes place at Pier Head tonight – telling the story of how Cunard originally came to be…
100-Day Countdown To Cunard’s Three Queen Salute Has Begun
The 100-day countdown to the most spectacular gathering of the Cunard fleet officially got underway yesterday. 100 days later, on 25 May, up to one million spectators are expected to gather as Cunard’s three Queens perform a magnificent salute to the lines ‘spiritual home’ of Liverpool. The official 100-day digital countdown clock was unveiled by…
Queen Mary 2 – A Photographic Journey
I must admit that I don’t read very often, I usually keep my designated reading time for sea days as I am just too busy when on dry land to try and keep up to speed with a book. I have been reading one now since last August! Occasionally, however, I come across one that…
A Royal Rendezvous With Cunard As Queen Mary 2 Celebrates Her 10th Birthday
Cunard will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the line’s flagship, Queen Mary 2, on Friday 9 May 2014 with the arrival of the whole three-ship fleet in Southampton. This will be a rare occasion to see Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth together, and Southampton will be the only place in the world…
Cunard Queen Mary 2 And Captain Oprey EPIC Photo Shoot – How Did They Do It?
Cunard Line recently delivered to the world a photo-shoot of epic proportions. The ocean liner in all her glory with her Captain standing proudly atop her bulbous bow, all to mark the start of the 10th birthday celebrations of a very special lady. The shoot took place off the coast of Bali and was the…
Cruise Cuisine Photo Blog Part 1
We all love to cruise and we all love the food we eat while we cruise (well most of it!) so it seemed perfect to do a cruise cuisine photo blog! I have noted down as much about each dish as I can remember along with the name of the ship and in which restaurant…
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